Which to use
“amount” and “amour” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #760
- “amount” frequency rank
- #27,718
- “amour” frequency rank
- 28478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amount | amour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English). | Courtship; flirtation. |
Where the eye mixes amount and amour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between amount and amour
A purely visual mix-up. amount (/əˈmaʊnt/) and amour (/əˈmʊə/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amount is recorded at frequency rank #760, classified as anoun, pronounced /əˈmaʊnt/. amour is at rank #27,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced /əˈmʊə/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 28478, this pair ranks #370,767 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amount vs amour
Shared letters: amou. Private to "amount": nt. Private to "amour": r.
"amount" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "amour" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amount" and "amour" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "amount" or "amour" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amount" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #370,767 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amount" and "amour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afoul vs amour". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #370,767 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.